diff --git a/CRM/Core/Form.php b/CRM/Core/Form.php
index 481a38f5dad8..9070bf7c7ba2 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Form.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Form.php
@@ -2575,11 +2575,22 @@ public function getCurrency($submittedValues = []) {
    *
    * @return bool
    */
-  public function isFormInViewOrEditMode() {
+  protected function isFormInViewOrEditMode() {
+    return $form->isFormInViewMode() || $form->isFormInEditMode();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Is the form in edit mode.
+   *
+   * Helper function, notably for extensions implementing the buildForm hook,
+   * so that they can return early.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  public function isFormInEditMode() {
     return in_array($this->_action, [
       CRM_Core_Action::UPDATE,
       CRM_Core_Action::ADD,
-      CRM_Core_Action::VIEW,
       CRM_Core_Action::BROWSE,
       CRM_Core_Action::BASIC,
       CRM_Core_Action::ADVANCED,
@@ -2587,6 +2598,18 @@ public function isFormInViewOrEditMode() {
     ]);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Is the form in view mode.
+   *
+   * Helper function, notably for extensions implementing the buildForm hook,
+   * so that they can return early.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  public function isFormInViewMode() {
+    return $this->_action == CRM_Core_Action::VIEW;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set the active tab
    *